For How Long are Sealed Pouches Good?
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In my experience a very long time.. There's some kind of preservative that keeps those OTCs good for a long time.
I'm smoking a pouch of Carter Hall that I had left open on my tobacco shelf over a year ago. It smokes just fine.
I've also bought up old pouches of Prince Albert that had been on the shelf for years and they smoke fine.
Your local environment may affect this, I do live in a really humid area.
I'm smoking a pouch of Carter Hall that I had left open on my tobacco shelf over a year ago. It smokes just fine.
I've also bought up old pouches of Prince Albert that had been on the shelf for years and they smoke fine.
Your local environment may affect this, I do live in a really humid area.
That's good to know. I don't have many empty jars left right now, lol.
I just smoked a pouch of St Bruno from 2015 and it was just fine for moisture content. The flavors were significantly better than newer pouches. I bought it from a B&M store where it apparently had lived for years as it was a bit dusty inside a glass front cabinet - but not humidor.
Yeah I don't touch my Carter hall without at least a month of dry time on it.
Pouches can vary by material and also how well sealed from the factory.
Some have a cellophane over-wrap, which also helps.
Then, the variables of what additives (PG, etc) and how much can further alter the longevity.
The "squeeze" test will give you an idea. Give the pouch a gentle squeeze and take note of the "feel" and amount of give. Don't get all Kung-Fu grip on it, because you will turn dry tobacco into mummy dust that way.
Drier tobacco feels different in the squeeze than moist tobacco does.
I use my own "ghetto" moisture control method. If a pouch or bag starts to feel drier than I want, I dip both ends of a cotton swab in water and drop it into the pouch before closing back up. This works well for tins, also.
For a larger bag, I've used a 2x2 medical gauze square in the same manner.
If I recall, my pouches of Amphora seemed to have little or no humectants, but stayed within a desired range over a month or two.
Some have a cellophane over-wrap, which also helps.
Then, the variables of what additives (PG, etc) and how much can further alter the longevity.
The "squeeze" test will give you an idea. Give the pouch a gentle squeeze and take note of the "feel" and amount of give. Don't get all Kung-Fu grip on it, because you will turn dry tobacco into mummy dust that way.
Drier tobacco feels different in the squeeze than moist tobacco does.
I use my own "ghetto" moisture control method. If a pouch or bag starts to feel drier than I want, I dip both ends of a cotton swab in water and drop it into the pouch before closing back up. This works well for tins, also.
For a larger bag, I've used a 2x2 medical gauze square in the same manner.
If I recall, my pouches of Amphora seemed to have little or no humectants, but stayed within a desired range over a month or two.
Dry time in an open tub or pouch. Pouches are drier than the tubs though.
My experience has been that if the blend is that dry as to require hydration, the incremental addition of moisture has had no chance to mold.
Not saying it couldn't happen, just that it has not happened to me.
As always, YMMV......
Jay
Not saying it couldn't happen, just that it has not happened to me.
As always, YMMV......
Jay
I bought a pouch of something a few years back at the drugstore. I dont remember what it was,but I do remember it was dry as an old preachers sermon. Lol
Pouches last a long time....This year I opened pre 1974 Carter Hall and about 80s Velvet and they smoke fine....a little dry but no big deal...still tasty..
I got a Amphora VA pouch from 2019 that was dry as a bone, also the first pouch ever of SWR I bought was completely dried out, I didn't even know it had a topping until I bought a fresh tub of it.